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2016 Postmortem

LaydeeBug

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21. Because they are willfully low information. They don't want REASON

Reply to Uponthegears (Reply #20)

Fri Dec 30, 2016, 11:26 AM

Dec 2016

or truth or facts for that matter.

They don't want to THINK.

They want to be TOLD.

They want to say, "Ditto".

And that's why they *do*. Because someone told them not to worry, just say "ditto"

The exact same reason that would NEVER work on you or me is why the approach is successful. They want to be TOLD, and then complimented when they "ditto".

I wish this weren't the case, but it is.

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For all looking to cast out the ignorant with the venal [View all] Uponthegears Dec 2016 OP

Well dude, I just tell my local Trumpettes that we're ALL about to get taken to school. nt Pholus Dec 2016 #1

Kay, here's the thing. You believe that some Trump voters are redeemable. I believe Squinch Dec 2016 #2

He openly appealed to racists and bigots so if they followed him then they can fuck off. libtodeath Dec 2016 #4

I totally agree. So now what do we do? How do we get those people who stayed home to Squinch Dec 2016 #6

They need to see how we as a party can use government to their benefit. libtodeath Dec 2016 #7

And how do we tell them? Squinch Dec 2016 #8

Lay out the policies I just mentioned and campaign on that. libtodeath Dec 2016 #9

Just for the record, Clinton campaigned on the following: Garrett78 Dec 2016 #13

Just for the record Uponthegears Dec 2016 #17

Her speeches most definitely did not mcar Dec 2016 #19

Subscribing to and spreading that false narrative doesn't make it true. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #22

I'm going to try to follow Squinch's lead Uponthegears Dec 2016 #23

It matters in the sense that people are misunderstanding what took place... Garrett78 Dec 2016 #25

Excellent post. JHan Dec 2016 #27

With you 100% Uponthegears Dec 2016 #29

That didn't work. We need to do something different. Squinch Dec 2016 #15

We need to be proud of it and when the repukes start yelling socialism we yell right back at them libtodeath Dec 2016 #16

They may never be redeemed, but they can change their minds... Orsino Dec 2016 #14

Another thought: Trump gets out a lot of his message via Twitter. Squinch Dec 2016 #3

People believe what they want to believe frazzled Dec 2016 #5

and yet people's beliefs change...what they want to believe changes...especially if its JCanete Dec 2016 #10

I'm sold... nice job! Yurovsky Dec 2016 #11

Indeed. I often mention the following article: Garrett78 Dec 2016 #12

+10000000 JHan Dec 2016 #28

Nope. Sorry. Nice try. No dice. They don't want to be aducated, therefore we did not fail them LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #18

Because there is Uponthegears Dec 2016 #20

Because they are willfully low information. They don't want REASON LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #21

And knowing, as we do Uponthegears Dec 2016 #24

The problem is many are *willfully* ignorant. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #26